Cortii

Khyria Ilan is a commander in the Cortii, the most elite mercenary organisation in known space. With a past she can't remember, and commanders who would love to see her dead, her future is likely to be short: her command faces their ultimate test to prove their right to survive.When the odds are impossible, sometimes the only thing to do is play the game... Award-winning sci-fi author, intermittent martial artist, smart-ass. You're not here to read about me, you're here to read my books. The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.

The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. From their beginnings in humanoid pre-history, they have grown and colonised to span every galaxy. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.To the Councils that rule the Cortii, eleven lives are easily replaced.For the newest unit in their ranks, those eleven lives were half their number. To their commander, they're a marker she has every intention of making good on, and while some of her unit's wounds are less visible, it doesn't mean they can't be lethal. Award-winning sci-fi author, intermittent martial artist, smart-ass. You're not here to read about me, you're here to read my books. The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.

The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.A newly discovered world. An opportunity for the Cortiian rebels. And a mission for Wildcat Cortia...The Federated Planets Alliance scouts have discovered a new human civilisation; a civilisation not suited to their usual contact protocol. They want a Cortiian to test the waters, and the rebel faction has a very specific commander in mind for the mission – Ilan of Wildcat.To Ilan, the orders are a convenient pretext. To an ancient feudal culture about to join an intergalactic civilisation, the leaping wildcat and a rider all in black are symbols long foretold - heralding cataclysmic change. Award-winning sci-fi author, intermittent martial artist, smart-ass. You're not here to read about me, you're here to read my books. The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.

The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.After a decade in the Cortii, her independence is one of the few things mercenary commander Khyria Ilan still values, but when she finds herself caught in the coils of an alien prophecy, independence is only one of the stakes in the game.Confronting the powerful mental adepts of the Elemental Order is a risk. Unfortunately, they're the only ones with answers-and the only ones who may be able to give Khyria back control of her own mind. Award-winning sci-fi author, intermittent martial artist, smart-ass. You're not here to read about me, you're here to read my books. The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them.